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An aircraft pilot complains about the use of french at montreal and in quebec.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 270225 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199405 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1801 To 2400 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : yul |
| State Reference | PA |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 3000 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Dusk |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : yul tower : yul |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | B757-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Route In Use | enroute airway : yul |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 200 flight time total : 18000 flight time type : 2000 |
| ASRS Report | 270225 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa |
| Resolutory Action | other |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
| Situations | |
| ATC Facility | procedure or policy : unspecified |
Narrative:
It's hard to keep track of what's going on around you when 2 separate languages are being used to communication to aircraft. It's an accident looking for a place to happen. Doesn't ICAO require english only in ATC communications? If so, it should be enforced worldwide.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN ACFT PLT COMPLAINS ABOUT THE USE OF FRENCH AT MONTREAL AND IN QUEBEC.
Narrative: IT'S HARD TO KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S GOING ON AROUND YOU WHEN 2 SEPARATE LANGUAGES ARE BEING USED TO COM TO ACFT. IT'S AN ACCIDENT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO HAPPEN. DOESN'T ICAO REQUIRE ENGLISH ONLY IN ATC COMS? IF SO, IT SHOULD BE ENFORCED WORLDWIDE.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.